BlessedOne

BlessedOne

Step-Down Vascular, Renal, ESRD

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  1. Virginia/virginia Beach nursing salaries

    BlessedOne replied to Rplais9058's topic in Virginia Nursing

    For Sentara it's $6 dollars for weekend days. I have been there a little less than 2 years and Sentara paid for my second degree BSN. I also now precept new nurses and that is an extra $3 dollars per...

  2. I'm in the MSN-FNP..... any updated advice?!

    BlessedOne posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have just accepted the offer for MSN-FNP graduate program. I am excited and a little scared. I will be part-time status. The program is 28-months and really becoming 8-9 credit hours next Fall...

  3. I'm in the MSN-FNP..... any updated advice?!

    BlessedOne replied to BlessedOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am also in the Hampton Roads. I work in Sentara Norfolk General-Vascular. I will be starting ODU this

  4. Anyone pay cash for NP school?

    BlessedOne replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My job only gives me 1500 per year. I am going pt. My program is abot $20k. I am working OT to pay for it myself. Hopefully by the end of the year I will have 8-9K saved. But yes, I am with the...

  5. I made my appt for the FNP exam

    BlessedOne replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good Luck to you. I was wondering... I ordered the Fitzgerald book from Amazon. Where can I get the

  6. what made you decide to be a NP?

    BlessedOne replied to celclt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I like the comment of Buckeye. I enjoy spending time with the patient and doing patient teaching. As an Vascular RN, I don't have as much time to do this. I noticed when a NP goes in, she actually...

  7. I'm in the MSN-FNP..... any updated advice?!

    BlessedOne replied to BlessedOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, I am sorry... I meant Acute Care Nurse

  8. Returning blood waste back into a PICC

    BlessedOne replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    To Delana RN -- I am a vascular nurse and if that is your policy and the policy of most or all the dialysis centers, I see why patients are coming back to the floor with infected or clotted AVG, AVF...

  9. RN Pay for virginia

    BlessedOne replied to RobLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Not much in hampton roads area. must go to northern virginia to make more, but the cost of living is much

  10. iv calculation problem!!!!!!!!!!!

    BlessedOne replied to prettyparade_3's topic in General Nursing

    100cc

  11. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlessedOne replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    Yes too much. My question too..What is she doing with 8mg of morphine? How fast did she push. 1 mg = 1 to 2 minutes. Was it diluted in ns? I am on a vascular floor with many kinds of amputations...

  12. Passed the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner exam!!

    BlessedOne replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations. Very happy for

  13. IV specialists please, please help me

    BlessedOne replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    Use what you already know and practice, practice,

  14. heart rate of 46

    BlessedOne replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I discharged a patient this weekend with hr of 38-43 asymptomatic. she also was in and out of afib. she was elderly and just had a carotid via the groin. it was her

  15. Anyone take the MAT lately?

    BlessedOne replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know I am not well versed in art and literature.. maybe except for the classics. I am planning on using

  16. Fellow RN died this morning.

    BlessedOne replied to Ali_Oop07's topic in General Nursing

    This is truly a

  17. Anyone take the MAT lately?

    BlessedOne replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    buster four, did you use the

  18. Anyone take the MAT lately?

    BlessedOne replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Some please

  19. 1 year in and I want out

    BlessedOne replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I was a teacher for six years and went to nursing. To me, they both have the pros and cons. In teaching, you have to learn to get your rewards intrinisically-from within. You will use some of your...

  20. Sentara Scholarship

    BlessedOne replied to armyvet's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I received the scholarship. It does not affect your pay. You have to pay taxes on the amount of the scholarship. They put in 200. extra in my pay, taxes are applied, then the 200 comes right out...

  21. Praise the Lord, I passed !!!!!!

    BlessedOne posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took boards on Wed morning, 75 q, priority, teaching, infection control, select all that apply. Found out yesterday morning at 0845 that I passed. Did Kaplan. was very well worth it and no cost to...

  22. Praise the Lord, I passed !!!!!!

    BlessedOne replied to BlessedOne's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes this is what I meant. The NCLEX was very similar to the Kaplan, that is what doing a "Q-Trainer 8" if there was one. Just wanted to convey that Kaplan really helped me to learn how to think...

  23. I Did It!!!

    BlessedOne replied to heatherp75's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats. Kaplan really did help didn't

  24. Best Nclex Rn Review Course

    BlessedOne replied to RN_Wannabee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan all the way baby. I just redid the Q- trainers. Kaplan is very indicative of NCLEX right down to the layout of the

  25. Can I pass with Just by analysis

    BlessedOne replied to Tabbycoley's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When you are testing w/ the Q-trainers , you really want to look at 5,6,7 becuz they are indicative of the exam I took and passed the exam last week and Kaplan was very close to the exam ?s. You...